Developers Plan to Demolish Al Capone’s Mansion. Some Want It Preserved.
The mansion, on an island off Miami Beach, befitted the Prohibition-era crime leader: pearl white walls, a cabana for pool parties and a guesthouse for armed guards on the payroll to keep a look out for their boss, Al Capone. In 1928, a 29-year-old Capone paid $40,000 for the house, which served, for a time, […]
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